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Week 3 Oncology Terms Flashcards

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-blast

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embryonic; immature

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chem/o-

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chemical; drug

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cry/o-

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cold

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fibr/o-

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fiber

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meta-

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change; beyond

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-oma

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tumor; mass; fluid collection

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onc/o-

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tumor

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-plasia

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formation; development; growth

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-plasm

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formation; structure

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sarc/o-

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flesh (connective tissue)

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bx

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biopsy

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Ca

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cancer; calcium

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CEA

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carcino embryonic antigen

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DNA

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genetic coding in cells

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PSA

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antigen elevated in prostate cancer patients

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TNM

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tumor, nodes, metastasis

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anaplasia

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cancerous cells lack orderly arrangement

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benign

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non-life threatening tumor/growth

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carcinoma

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cancerous tumor

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differentiation

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change in structure and function of cell as it matures

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grading & staging

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tumor classification by maturity & spread

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invasive

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having ability to enter & destroy tissue

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malignant

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tending to be worse & result in death; tumors=invasive, anaplasia, metastasis

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metastasis

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spread of malignant tumor to another site; (meta= beyond, stasis= control)

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neoplasm

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new growth; benign or malignant tumor

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oncogenes

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region in DNA that cause cancer

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oncology

A

study of cancer

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sarcoma

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cancerous tumor in connective tissue

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tumor

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masses or growths

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basal cell carcinoma

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type of skin cancer (epithelial)

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breast cancer

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cancer in glandular tissue of breast

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bronchogenic carcinoma

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lung cancer (epithelial)

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cervical carcinoma

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cancer of cervix (epithelial)

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colorectal cancer

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cancer of colon & rectum

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endometrial carcinoma

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cancer of uterine lining

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Kaposi sarcoma

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cancer of capillaries seen in AIDS victims

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malignant melanoma

A

deadly skin cancer

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ovarian carcinoma

A

cancer of ovaries

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pancreatic cancer

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cancer of pancreas

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prostatic cancer

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cancer of prostate gland

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renal cell carcinoma

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kidney cancer seen in adults

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squamous cell carcinoma

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skin cancer in epidermis

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incisional biopsy

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piece of tumor removed to examine

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excisional biopsy

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tumor and surrounding normal tissue removed to cure and diagnosis

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cryosurgery

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malignant tumor frozen = destroyed (used with bladder and brain tumors)

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en bloc resection

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tumor and large area around with lymph nodes (mastectomy, etc.)

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fulguration

A

electrical current used to destroy tissue

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chemotherapy

A

treatment of cancer using drugs

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radiation therapy

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treatment of cancer using radiation energy to destroy cancer tissue

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non-invasive

A

not into the body

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